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Gerald E. 'Gerry' Connolly (born March 30, 1950) is a member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia's 11th congressional district. He was first elected in 2008. Connolly is a member of the Democratic Party.
Early life, education and career
Connolly graduated from Maryknoll College in Illinois with a B.A. in Literature in 1971, and completed a Master of Public Administration from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government in 1979.
Connolly worked from 1979 through 1989 with the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, where he managed committee oversight of international economic issues, international narcotics control, and United Nations and Middle East policies, and published reports on U.S. policy in El Salvador, Central America, Israel and the ...

Throughout our history, the innovative spirit of the American people stands as one of America’s greatest assets. Whether it is the ideals on which our nation was founded or the technology that propels our economy today, America always sets the standard.
As we encounter an ever-growing global economy in the 21st century, we have work to do to ensure America remains the most competitive, innovative country in the world.
While the private sector must take the lead in training a skilled workforce and producing a world-class product, the government has a role to play, too. Not only can the ...

The Coalition for Smarter Growth recognized Congressman Gerry Connolly, of Northern Virginia’s 11th District, with its sixth annual Livable Communities Leadership Award. Arlington County Board member Chris Zimmerman presented the award (photo) on behalf of the Coalition, recognizing Congressman Connolly’s leadership as Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and on Northern Virginia and DC regional organizations.
The reception, held in the beautiful headquarters space donated by National Trust for Historic Preservation, attracted over 120 guests (photo), including a ...

Recent attacks on federal pay and benefits, coupled with the permeating rhetoric casting the government asbloated andunderperforming,could lead to a crisis among federal employees and have a crushing impact on morale, one congressman warns.
In a Feb. 23 interview with Federal Computer Week, Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) discussed the sacrifices the federal workforce has made in times of budget cuts and what’s likely to happen to government employees beyond 2012.
“It is truly unprecedented that Congress has chosen the federal worker as the place for sacrifice,” Connolly said. ...